When you are a wordy person, there is an expectation that you should always know what to say. Wordy people know how to write a thank you card, a M...

Ah, relief. I’ve said it before: despite my undying love for summer,  often find it sort of overwhelming. There’s the self-imposed pressure �...

1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon of sugar 1 stick of cold unsalted butter, diced 2 tablespoons of ice ...

I still remember that weird feeling of publishing something “on the internet” and getting comments and emails from complete strangers saying t...

This recipe is Gluten-Free 6 ounces of very good dark chocolate 1 1/2 cups of hazelnuts 2 tablespoons of brewed coffee, chilled 1 teaspoon of ...

One of the best things about having a blog is being able to throw something out into the ethosphere and encourage people to talk about it. The con...

One of my favorite bloggers, Joanna Goddard recently wrote a cute little blog post, asking readers about their first kiss. Mine was at the ripe o...

When you live in California, sometimes you feel hours behind everyone else. Weirdly, we watch a recording of the ball dropping in Times Square on ...

It snowed in Seattle. On November 4th. I mean…I realize we left California for the PNW but this was something. There’s a part of me that reall...

serves four 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup of rye flour 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon of sugar 1 stick of cold unsalte...

For the plums: 2 lbs of plums, pitted and roughly sliced 1 tablespoon of amaretto 1 teaspoon of almond extract 1/2 cup of sugar For the bis...

I have a friend who especially enjoys traveling alone. She brings along a stack of books, makes a day-to-day itinerary based on only the things sh...